In case you want to start a Hyper-V virtual machine from the command line or from a script, you’d want to use HyperVUtils.exe. To start a VM: HyperVUtils.exe “vmName” start A freeware version of BackupChain Hyper-V Command Line Tools v1.1 is available for free here.
Use the following command to shut down a virtual machine in Hyper-V with a timeout: HyperVUtils.exe “Win8 x64” shutdown 600 A freeware version of BackupChain Hyper-V Command Line Tools v1.1 is available for free here.
Reboot a virtual machine in Hyper-V from the command line using: HyperVUtils.exe “Win8 x64″ reboot A freeware version of BackupChain Hyper-V Command Line Tools v1.1 is available for free here.